ArcGIS Pro 3.2 API Reference Guide
ArcGIS.Desktop.Layouts Namespace / ScaleBar Class
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    ScaleBar Class
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    Represents a scale bar on a page layout. Represents a scale bar on a page layout
    Object Model
    ScaleBar ClassCoordinate2D StructureEnvelope ClassCIMElement ClassGeometry ClassIElementContainer InterfaceMapFrame Class
    Syntax
    Remarks
    There are currently no additional members but this class can be used to determine the type of MapSurround..
    Example
    Create_ScaleBar
    //Create a scale bar for a specific map frame and assign a scale bar style item.
    
    //Construct on the worker thread
    await QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      //Reference a North Arrow in a style
      StyleProjectItem stylePrjItm = Project.Current.GetItems<StyleProjectItem>().FirstOrDefault(item => item.Name == "ArcGIS 2D");
      ScaleBarStyleItem sbStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchScaleBars("Double Alternating Scale Bar 1")[0];
    
      //Build geometry
      Coordinate2D center = new Coordinate2D(7, 8);
    
      //Reference MF, create north arrow and add to layout 
      MapFrame mf = layout.FindElement("New Map Frame") as MapFrame;
      if (mf == null)
      {
        ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Dialogs.MessageBox.Show("Map frame not found", "WARNING");
        return;
      }
    
      //At 2.x -
      //ScaleBar sbElm = LayoutElementFactory.Instance.CreateScaleBar(layout, center, mf, sbStyleItm);
      //sbElm.SetName("New Scale Bar");
      //sbElm.SetWidth(2);
      //sbElm.SetX(6);
      //sbElm.SetY(7.5); 
    
      var sbInfo = new ScaleBarInfo()
      {
        MapFrameName = mf.Name,
        ScaleBarStyleItem = sbStyleItm
      };
      var sbElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateMapSurroundElement(
                                          layout, center.ToMapPoint(), sbInfo, "New Scale Bar") as ScaleBar;
      sbElm.SetWidth(2);
      sbElm.SetX(6);
      sbElm.SetY(7.5);
    });
    Create Scale Bar
    //Must be on QueuedTask.Run(() => { ...
    
    //Build geometry
    Coordinate2D ll = new Coordinate2D(5.0, 6);
    Coordinate2D ur = new Coordinate2D(6.0, 7);
    Envelope sbEnv = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(ll, ur);
    
    //Reference a Scale Bar in a style
    StyleProjectItem stylePrjItm = Project.Current.GetItems<StyleProjectItem>()
                  .FirstOrDefault(item => item.Name == "ArcGIS 2D");
    ScaleBarStyleItem sbStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchScaleBars(
                 "Alternating Scale Bar 1")[0];
    //ScaleBarStyleItem sbStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchScaleBars(
    //                                   "Double Alternating Scale Bar 1")[0];
    //ScaleBarStyleItem sbStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchScaleBars(
    //                                    "Hollow Scale Bar 1")[0];
    
    //Create Scale Bar
    ScaleBarInfo sbInfo = new ScaleBarInfo()
    {
      MapFrameName = mapFrame.Name
    };
    
    var sbElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateMapSurroundElement(
                                       layout, sbEnv, sbInfo) as ScaleBar;
    Create Scale Line
    //Must be on QueuedTask.Run(() => { ...
    
    //Build geometry
    Coordinate2D ll = new Coordinate2D(5.0, 8);
    Coordinate2D ur = new Coordinate2D(6.0, 9);
    Envelope sbEnv = EnvelopeBuilderEx.CreateEnvelope(ll, ur);
    
    //Reference a Scale Bar in a style
    StyleProjectItem stylePrjItm = Project.Current.GetItems<StyleProjectItem>()
                                 .FirstOrDefault(item => item.Name == "ArcGIS 2D");
    ScaleBarStyleItem sbStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchScaleBars(
                                  "Scale Line 1")[0];
    //ScaleBarStyleItem sbStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchScaleBars(
    //                                           "Stepped Scale Line")[0];
    //ScaleBarStyleItem sbStyleItm = stylePrjItm.SearchScaleBars(
    //                                            "Scale Line 2")[0];
    
    //Create Scale Bar
    ScaleBarInfo sbInfo = new ScaleBarInfo()
    {
      MapFrameName = mapFrame.Name,
      ScaleBarStyleItem = sbStyleItm
    };
    
    var sbElm = ElementFactory.Instance.CreateMapSurroundElement(
                      layout, sbEnv, sbInfo, "ScaleBar Line") as ScaleBar;
    Update a map surround
    //Update a map surround.
    
    //Perform on the worker thread
    QueuedTask.Run(() =>
    {
      // Reference and load the layout associated with the layout item
      Layout layout = layoutItem.GetLayout();
      if (layout != null)
      {
        // Reference a scale bar element by name
        MapSurround scaleBar = layout.FindElement("MyScaleBar") as MapSurround;
    
        // Reference a map frame element by name
        MapFrame mf = layout.FindElement("MyMapFrame") as MapFrame;
    
        if ((scaleBar != null) && (mf != null))
          //Set the scale bar to the newly referenced map frame
          scaleBar.SetMapFrame(mf);
      }
    });
    Inheritance Hierarchy

    System.Object
       ArcGIS.Desktop.Framework.Contracts.PropertyChangedBase
          ArcGIS.Desktop.Layouts.Element
             ArcGIS.Desktop.Layouts.MapSurround
                ArcGIS.Desktop.Layouts.ScaleBar

    Requirements

    Target Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10

    ArcGIS Pro version: 3 or higher.
    See Also